Pollokshaws Medical Centre

Small benign lesions for example skin tags, actinic keratosis (sun spots) can be removed by freezing them off.
For patients on oral contraceptives (the pill) an annual review needs to be performed.
This involves a blood pressure check and review of your medication.
This review is carried out by one of our nurses.
In between these reviews, you can request a repeat prescription of your pill in the usual way.
It is important that if you are needing this you take it as soon as possible so please phone the surgery and tell the receptionist that this is what you need and she will organise for a doctor or nurse to speak to you when available.

If you need an urgent appointment for an ill child, make this clear to the receptionist; who will either arrange for the child to be seen or arrange for you to speak with a doctor.
If you are unwell and feel you need to see a doctor today, please explain to our receptionist that you need to be "seen today" and they will give you an appointment or will arrange for you to speak to the doctor.
We are now providing consultations via video link known as "GP Attend Anywhere".
A GP will invite a patient to attend to take part in a video consultation once they have been appropiately triaged by telephone initially.

Between the times of 4pm and 10am patients can leave there prescription requests on our answering machine sevice.
Patients please ensure when leaving their request that they also clearly state their name, date of birth, address and telephone number.
Please note in order to carry out Online prescription ordering you must first register at the practice for this service.
Options are available to patients if they prefer to collect their prescriptions posted in a stamp addressed envelope if provided.

Patients have the option to refer themselves to their local Phsyiotherapist without having to wait on a GP referral.
Are you suffering from anxiety, low mood, having trouble sleeping, stress or low self esteem?
The South Glasgow Wellbeing Services consists of psychologists, cognitive-behavioural therapists, counsellors and guided self -help workers to help patients overcome these issues.
They offer a variety of self-help materials, groups and courses for all sorts of problems that you may be facing.

Patients should seek advice from their employer.
Students requesting Hepatitis B immunisation for occupational purposes are advised to contact the occupational Health Department at the University where provision for any immunisation will be made.
A vaccination to protect against tetanus is given as part of the NHS childhood vaccination programme.
If you are not sure whether you've had the full course, for example because you were born in another country, contact your GP for advice.
Most students have already been immumised, but if not you can be immunised against meningococcal infection which can cause meningitis and septicaemia.